(January 29, 1946- )
Born in Muskegon, Michigan
Birth name was Betty Haskins
Recorded the singles 'My Man, He's a Lovin Man' (1962), 'Let Me Down Easy' (1965), 'He Made a Woman Out of Me' (1969), 'Do Your Duty' (1970), 'Thank You For Loving Me' (1975) and 'Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)' (1982)
Recorded the albums 'Tell Me a Lie' (1982), 'Let Me Down Easy In Concert' (2000), 'A Woman Like Me' (2003), 'I've Got My Own Hell to Raise' (2005) and 'The Scene of the Crime' (2007)

Why she might be annoying

She added a superfluous 'e' to her first name.
She got married at age 15.
Her album 'Child of the Seventies' was shelved for three decades.
Asked how she gets in the mood to sing sad songs, she replied, 'I just think about my career.... I could break down crying any time I think about it.'

Why she might not be annoying

She received the W.C. Handy Award for Comeback Blues Album of the Year (2004).
NPR asked, 'Is there any soul singer who brings more guts, more conviction and more emotion to her singing?'
Esquire magazine named her sexiest female vocalist (2006).
She stole the show at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors with her rendition of the Who's 'Love Reign O'er Me.'
She said, 'This year has been the greatest year of my life. Who would have imagined both Barack and I going to the White House?'

For 2019, as of last week, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 72.22% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 44 Votes: 63.64% Annoying